Population
24'012↑0.7%
About Baden
City · Aargau
Baden is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine.
Population
24'012
Tax multiplier
89%
Baden in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.89%↓3.3%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 58'500↑0.7%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 63'200↑1.0%
81%
Cantonal tax multiplier
103%↓7.2%
0.80%↓14.9%
Middle in canton
- Forest54%
- Settlement36%
- Agriculture8%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
30.1%↑1.2%
Top quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 8'872/ m²
+4% vs CH
Dwellings
12'750↓0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
25'058↑2.7%
90%
Property market in Baden
The rental vacancy rate is 0.80%, 33% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 89%, 14% below the cantonal average (104 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 68'300, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Baden has 24'012 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
